Usage examples of "point noir" in French with translation to English

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Toute fève a son point noir Every bean has its black
On devra prendre un soin spécial sur ce point. Special care should be taken on this point.
J'ai peur du noir. I'm afraid of the dark.
Les Français sont vraiment un peuple bizarre : parmi ceux qui lisent cette phrase, un sur deux va vérifier si l'espace avant le double point est bien fine et insécable. The French are a really strange people: every other person who reads this sentence will check if the space before the colon is really thin and non-breaking.
Ça ne fait aucune différence si le chat est noir ou blanc tant qu'il attrape des souris. It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.
Ce travail est simple au point que même une enfant peut l'accomplir. This work is simple enough that even a child can do it.
Il fait tout noir dehors. It's all dark outside.
Il met un point d'honneur à faire dix pompes avant d'aller se coucher. He makes a point of doing ten push-ups before going to bed.
Nous associons souvent le noir à la mort. We often associate black with death.
Fais juste ce que tu as à faire, un point c'est tout. Just do what you have to do, no questions asked.
Ce sac noir est-il à vous ? Is that black bag yours?
Du point de vue de la santé, Tokyo n'est pas tellement un bon endroit pour vivre. From the viewpoint of health, Tokyo is not such a good place to live.
Certaines photos furent imprimées en noir et blanc. Some photos were printed in black and white.
La maison était sur le point de s'effondrer. The house was on the verge of collapse.
Vous avez le choix entre du thé noir, du café ou du lait. You have a choice of black tea, coffee, or milk.
Je suis sur le point de partir. I'm about to leave.
Quelqu'un qui ignore la signification de "noir" peut-il vraiment parler de ce qu'est le blanc ? Can someone who does not know the meaning of black really talk about what white is?
Il est sur le point de partir au Canada. He is on the point of leaving for Canada.
Nous avons deux chats ; l'un est blanc et l'autre est noir. We have two cats; one is white, and the other is black.
Toute cette affaire pue au plus haut point. This whole affair stinks to high heaven.
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